UVa, Sabato offer free online course through Coursera

If you've heard of the free massive open online courses offered to anyone through Coursera, you may be interested in a course being offered for University of Virginia Professor Dr. Larry Sabato about President John F. Kennedy's life, administration, and legacy.<br /><br />Titled "The Kennedy Half Century," the four-week class will begin October 21 with two hours of video instruction by Sabato each week.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.coursera.org/">Coursera</a> is an educational website that partners with some of the world’s top universities, including the University of Virginia, to provide free online courses. Anyone can register for the course at <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=35738630&msgid=537119&act=8TIE&c=561522&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coursera.org%2Fcourse%2Fkennedy" target="_blank">www.coursera.org/course/kennedy</a>.<br /><br />More from the <a href="http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball">Center for Politics</a> at UVa:<br /><blockquote>The MOOC is one of several initiatives the U.Va. Center for Politics is unveiling this fall in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. Prof. Sabato’s latest <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=35738630&msgid=537119&act=8TIE&c=561522&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomsbury.com%2Fus%2Fthe-kennedy-half-century-9781620402801%2F" target="_blank">book</a>, <i>The Kennedy Half Century: The Presidency, Assassination and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy</i>, will be released in October as the class begins. Also in October, the Center will premiere a one-hour <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=35738630&msgid=537119&act=8TIE&c=561522&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Ffeature%3Dplayer_embedded%26v%3DS8ZY9837v3Q" target="_blank">national PBS documentary</a> on the same subject, which is being produced in partnership with Community Idea Stations. The Center for Politics and Community Idea Stations recently <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=35738630&msgid=537119&act=8TIE&c=561522&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.virginia.edu%2Fcontent%2Fcenter-politics-wins-emmy-award-out-order" target="_blank">received an Emmy Award</a> for their previous documentary, “Out of Order,” which is about political dysfunction in Washington.</blockquote><div style="margin: 1em 0;">A trailer for the “The Kennedy Half Century” class is available by clicking on the course logo below:</div><center><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=35738630&msgid=537119&act=8TIE&c=561522&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Diem9zK2cbZI" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/LJS2013082201-photo.png" /></a></center>

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